History Fridge / MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam

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* If you decide to restore your health by using the hotel's services, you'll note that the bros go into the room next to the desk since it's the only free one available. It has a double bed. Not twins; double. Make of that what you will.
** It's not unheard of for siblings to share a bed together, especially when it's their only option. Both brothers are also known to conk out and rest in even the most bizarre and dangerous locations, so it's possible one of them just slept on the floor.
* Somnom Woods is said by much of the staff to be entirely unexplored virgin forest that hasn't had a lick of human contact in thousands of years, yet not long after going into the forest you meet the Nomnoms. And there's also a lot of boomerang bros, but those Koopa troop members could have been some of the first non-native visitors to the woods since antiquity.
* Why do the Pi'illos know so much about modern slang and technology? Look at some of the devices they built, many of which would be extremely high-tech even for this day and age (such as Pi'illodium for example).
* Gold Beanies are susceptible to any Luiginary attack except Luiginary Flame because the melting point of gold is almost 2000 degrees.
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* Dreambert, who mostly serves as an ExpositionFairy, fights Antasma to a draw. It might seem like an incredibly convenient plot device that came out of nowhere, but remember that Dreambert created the battle ring and was the one who trained the Pi'illos to fight, anticipating impending doom. Also, remember his comments when teaching giant Luigi battle techniques such as that he is "well trained in the art of hammer uppercuts". So it should come as no surprise that he can handle himself in battle.

*** Going along with the above, the island's proprietor, Dr. Snoozemore, seems like the kind of guy who would take the Pi'illos' considerations into account concerning how the island is run in the future. It's not likely that they'll just be booted out of their ancestral home, especially since they'll presumably have the aid of the Mario Bros. and the Mushroom Kingdom, as well.

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* In [[spoiler:Bowser's Dream, when he jumps into the abyss in a rage,]] a Paratroopa specifically states that [[spoiler:a fall from that height would be fatal. Surely, he's just concerned for his boss, right? Wrong. In the previous game, something happened at times when Bowser's life was in peril. The game is ''warning'' you.]] Newcomers to the series are scratching their heads at the suddeness of it all. [[spoiler:Veterans are having an OhCrap moment and fumbling for their styluses.]]

* You notice how that despite Bowser and Antasma each having their own unique Leitmotifs, whenever the two show up, only Bowser's {{Leitmotif}} plays? It seems innocuous at first glance, but when TheReveal happens, that's when it becomes clear the game was ''warning you''. [[spoiler:It's subtle {{Foreshadowing}} that Bowser is the ''true'' BigBad]].
* For a while, you might wonder why [[spoiler:Peach is at Neo Bowser Castle and when the villains managed to capture her.]] Then you realise that the game never actually shows [[spoiler:Bowser's wish on the Dream Stone, and realise that said wish must logically have been to have Princess Peach with him.]]

* Why does this game break tradition of having Bowser as the first battle by replacing him with Antasma? [[spoiler:Because Bowser was the lesser antagonist and never the final boss in any previous game, now that he is the final boss Antasma has replaced his role.]]

* While some have complained that [[spoiler: Bowser is the main antagonist of the game, it makes sense in the context of the series. Every previous game had Bowser as a pawn to the new villain- here, he's sick of it and proving his status by ousting the new bad guy who's supposed to be the main antagonist. It's also worth pointing out that Mario & Luigi powered him up several times in the previous game]].
* Due to the order of some scenes being played out, there is little to no room for Bowser to kidnap Peach after powering up the Dream Stone [[spoiler:and swap her out with Kamek]] without any of the characters knowing, since Peach was never alone throughout most of the scenario. Then again, we have to remind ourselves that Bowser ''has'' the Dream Stone. Presumably, he used [[RealityWarper its power]] to pull off the switch.

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* At the end of the game, [[spoiler:the Zeekeeper destroys the Dream Stone... which was a ''living thing''. Remember talking to it in the dream world?]]. Antasma does the same thing to [[spoiler:the Dark Stone before the events of the game unfold. It's likely that it was also a living being with a soul of its own.]]

* After summoning [[spoiler:Neo Bowser Castle]], Antasma and Bowser test it out by firing on nearby islands. If the islands were inhabited, ''how many people were killed?!'' And that's not even going into what the environmental impact of the incident was. Even the minions think it's scary.

* [[spoiler:Dreamy Bowser.]] If he can take over a good portion of the universe ''without'' the [[spoiler:Dream Stone]], how far would he have gone if Mario and Luigi didn't stop him?
* The battle with Antasma (not the tutorial one) has one of his abilities be [[spoiler:putting Mario to sleep and chasing him through a nightmare, where it's very possible for him to lose a lot of health or even get knocked out. Surely that implies that Mario died in his dreams?! Since when did this become Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet]]?!
* The Pi'illos are finally free from their stony fate but their kingdom is long gone and their land has become a tourist attraction. Nothing will be truly the same for them.

* While some have complained that [[spoiler: Bowser is the main antagonist of the game, it makes sense in the context of the series. Every previous game had Bowser as a pawn to the new villain- here, he's sick of it and proving his status by ousting the new bad guy who's supposed to be the main antagonist.]]

** [[WesternAnimation/TheCritic And]] [[TakeThatScrappy nothing of value was lost.]]

* The battle with Antasma (not the tutorial one) has one of his abilities be [[spoiler:putting Mario to sleep and chasing him through a nightmare, where it's very possible for him to lose a lot of health or even get knocked out. Surely that implies that Mario died in his dreams?! Since when did this become Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet]]?!